# Accident 19860306005749A: Bell 47G2, Stockton, CA, March 6, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.8998° N, 121.4008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8998&lon=-121.4008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6727D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6727D-2007-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 500 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVD07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860306005749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SPRAY BOOM STRUCK THE GROUND AND BROKE LOOSE WHILE PASSING UNDER POWERLINES. SKID DUG IN, AIRCRAFT ROLLED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX86FVD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVD07), Mar 6, 1986: Bell 47G-2 (N6727D), Stockton, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N6727D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770406013439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770406013439A), Apr 6, 1977: Bell 47G2 (N6727D), King City, CA, Substantial damage. Plt didnt survey area

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.